New features in Helma 1.5 include a flexible new way to load multiple code repositories, many low-level improvements and features such as updateable collections, additional web-based development tools that can run inside your applications and complement existing external debugging and database management tools, and a library of Javascript prototypes and methods that extend the Java based core of Helma.

Please note that Helma 1.5.0 requires a Java Runtime Environment 1.4 or later. The README.txt in the currently available RC1 packages still lists the minimum requirements as Java 1.3. Let us know if you notice anything else that needs fixing before the final Helma 1.5.0 release.

I was really looking forward for O'Reilly to put this new edition through a
Rough Cuts
phase. Oh well...

Interesting new bits are a chapter on embedding JavaScript in Java 6 programs and SVG client-side graphics scripting ...and the mandatory additions of Ajax and DOM scripting. Apparently Javascript still has classes,
even-though it doesn't
(unless that refers to JS2.0) - I wonder what David's decision was regarding
the wording in that area
.

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